42.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2115, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2115, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 2115 than in the rest of the state. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English backgrounds are almost as common as Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 18.8%, followed closely by Chinese at 18.2% and English at 17.4%. Irish and Italian roots are also present, making up 5.3% and 4.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-two per cent of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7% that has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011. While 52.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (8.5%) and India (2.0%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2115, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2115/2115-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage